Letters: Capturing Maduro shows U.S. strength | Don’t forget the pursuit of happiness | Oil-driven imperialism

El Cronista

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Donald Trump’s boast that he will “lead” Venezuela and that the money from the sale of millions of barrels of oil “will be controlled by me, as President” has pushed the world into a new era of geopolitics. But his deployment of US military power to confiscate Venezuelan oil does not seem as much a leap into the future as a return to the past. For hundreds of years, the world was divided into spheres of influence where competition for resources …

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Friday, January 9, 2026.- John Mearsheimer warns: Venezuela does not show power. If you believe that the capture of Nicolás Maduro was a demonstration of American strength, this analysis forces you to rethink everything. Prestigious analyst John Mearsheimer, cono...